Announcing New Buildings Institute’s Next Gen Program Next Gen is a professional development program of New Buildings Institute for college students, designed to to foster the next generation of diverse buildings industry leaders, and in doing so, bolster inclusivity in...

This blog was originally posted by Perkins&Will on March 16, 2021.  The Washington, D.C. practice of global architecture and design firm Perkins&Will has pledged to eliminate embodied carbon in every commercial interiors space it designs by 2030. “We’re setting this...

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and New Buildings Institute (NBI) launched a working group in late 2020 for utilities and other program administrators interested in creating and expanding zero energy building (ZEB) program offerings. The group is still accepting new members. As climate change mitigation becomes an ever-growing focus, ZEBs have entered the spotlight as a...

This annoucment was originally published on March 1 by RMI at https://rmi.org/press-release/the-us-federal-government-takes-the-lead-on-low-embodied-carbon-buildings. The Green Building Advisory Committee’s adoption of procurement principles will drive federal action on low embodied carbon building materials and approaches through the GSA, as well as the national...

This article was originally posted by Forbes on February 15, 2021. Written by Mike Hughes. We have never spent more time in our own homes than we have in the past twelve months. It is no surprise then that consumer...

This blog was originally posted by ACEEE on February 1, 2021. Written by Kate Doughty.  Zero-net-energy (ZNE) buildings—ultra-efficient buildings that produce as much energy as they use with on-site renewables like solar panels—earned a surprising moment in the spotlight last...

This blog was originally posted by UK Green Building Council on January 20, 2021. The last year has seen a monumental rise in climate and decarbonisation commitments. World-wide, corporate commitment to reach net zero have doubled in less than a...

This blog was originally posted by Climate Solutions on December 11, 2020. Written by Deepa Sivarajan. Washington and Oregon have some of the lowest-cost electricity in the nation – ensuring homeowners and utility rate prayers can access as much of...

This blog was written by Tom Willard, Principal and CEO of Sage Energy Consulting. Source: County of San Mateo Zero Net Energy (ZNE) is becoming an increasingly common target, which new buildings and remodeling projects use to address both regulatory...

The International Code Council (ICC) has developed resources to assist jurisdictions, builders, manufacturers, and the public with building energy efficiency ranging from support for adoption and implementation of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to a toolkit for states and...